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Date Posted: 11:03:11 08/06/09 Thu
Author: Ursula
Author Host/IP: 99.166.101.214
Subject: Re: How long after separation will a hen lay fertile eggs?
In reply to: Ursula 's message, "Re: How long after separation will a hen lay fertile eggs?" on 10:30:58 08/06/09 Thu

OK, I googled it and found some interesting articles:

I didn't know that the sex is determined by the female and can be influenced by their diet!

http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/avianreproduction.html

And this one tells me that chickens and turkeys can lay fertile eggs 70 (!) days after copulation!

However, the egg takes only about a day to develop from the ovum to a fully shelled egg.

http://www.backyardnature.net/birdsex.htm

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